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Toyota Motor Corporation (トヨタ自動車株式会社, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki-gaisha?) is a multinational corporation headquartered in Japan, and is currently the world's largest automaker. Toyota employs approximately 316,000 people worldwide.

As quickly as Uber has grown, it's hardly been easy street for the startup. The car-booking service has faced massive protests from cabbies in Europe. It's been the target of lawsuits and regulatory scrutiny in the U.S. And it now finds itself in a r...

The New York International Auto Show will open to the public on Friday, giving car fans direct access to the best of the current crop of automobiles -- as well as a look into their future. But there are so many brands and technologies on display in t...

Toyota gave car fans an up-close look at its video game-inspired FT-1 concept car at the New York International Auto Show on Wednesday. Hosted by old-school rapper Biz Markie and Makerbot founder Bre Pettis (who helped 3D-print a special Gran Turismo...

Toyota announced a global recall of 6.4 million vehicles on Wednesday -- a move that, on the heels of General Motors' recall of 6.3 million vehicles, added up to a public relations crisis for the auto industry. Industry experts say more recalls are l...

This year is shaping up to be a possible record-setter for auto recalls. So far this year, car companies have recalled about 13 million cars in the United States, compared to 22 million last year, according to the National Highway Traffic and Safety ...

Toyota is recalling 6.39 million vehicles globally due to five separate issues, the company has announced. The recall affects 27 Toyota models, including Yaris, Corolla and RAV4, as well as Pontiac Vibe and Subaru Trezia, the two models Toyota built ...

The U.S. Attorney's Office fined Toyota $1.2 billion on Wednesday because it lied about two incidents that led to unintended acceleration in its vehicles in 2009 and 2010. The fine, the largest that the U.S. Department of Justice has ever levied agai...

Toyota announced on Wednesday that it is recalling 1.9 million Prius vehicles because of a software glitch, 713,000 of which are in the United States. Initial reports didn't provide any further details on which makes or model years were affected. If ...

Toyota is recalling 1.9 million Prius hybrid cars worldwide due to a software glitch that could cause the car to stop while driving, the AFP reports. No accidents have been reported due to this issue, a Toyota company spokesman said. In most cases, t...

Toyota's vision for the transportation of the future includes a car that can read your emotions and facial expressions, forging a bond between man and machine. Leading up to the Tokyo Motor Show, an annual event beginning Nov. 22, the Japanese firm u...

Over the last couple of years, Apple has been either the first or the second most valuable brand in the world, depending who you believe. Now, we can chalk one up for the first camp: According to Interbrand's 2013 global brand rankings, Apple has ove...

How many YouTube videos do you think you watch each day? Thanks to Toyota, the next one you view can actually change someone else's day for the better. The car maker is donating up to 1 million meals -- one for each YouTube view of the video above --...

This car from Toyota comes with an instruction book you'll actually need to use. Toyota's concept car, the Camatte57s, hopes to bring parents and children closer by getting them to build a car together. The Camatte57s features a roofless, roadster-st...

LAS VEGAS -- Are we ready for self-driving cars? Google's got some competition on the road these days. Toyota introduced its Advanced Active Safety Research Vehicle at the 2013 International CES. We got a chance to catch up with Jim Pisz, corporate m...

Google is no stranger to competition on the web, but what about on the mean streets of the automated driving world? Because that's exactly what the search giant is about to get. Toyota on Friday released this short teaser trailer for semi-driverless ...

Test-driving the 2012 Toyota RAV4 EV through the winding roads of Napa Valley, I couldn’t shake the sense that I was being set up for heartbreak. For folks trained on combustion cars, trying out an all-electric vehicle can feel like taking a very fas...

Charging your phone is nothing more than a mundane necessity -- not likely anyone's idea of fun. But a new app aims to transform the process into an entertaining game. Called "Plug-in Championship," it displays a power meter that moves up and down. T...

Toyota wants to get kids excited about owning a car, so they have unveiled a family-oriented concept car that children can drive. The Camatte has room for three people, features adjustable pedals and seats and can reach speeds of up to 25 mph. It was...

In the market for a new SUV and live in California? Toyota announced the launch of an all-electric SUV at the 26th annual Electric Vehicle Symposium in Los Angeles on Monday. It's basically the RAV-4 in appearance, but runs on battery power with a si...

If you're a marketer wondering if migrating your brand to Facebook Timeline was worth the effort, here's some encouraging data: A researcher reports that brands are getting an average 46% more engagement with Timeline. The researcher, Simply Measured...

Is this a car? Is it a smartphone? Is it a gaming machine? Yes to all three. The Toyota Fun Vii is a spectacular design concept unveiled at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show this week. The 13-foot-long three-seater's interior and exterior are blank slates fo...

Toyota unveiled four robots designed to accomplish ambitious objectives at a Tokyo event Tuesday: Help paralyzed patients walk or balance and help their caretakers gently transport them between locations. The company hopes to commercialize the produc...

The Social Brands Series is supported by Spredfast, a social media management platform provider helping organizations unlock social business potential. Start driving social business with the Social Media Pocket Guide. In January 2010, Toyota faced a ...

You're looking at the bike of the future, where you'll control gear shifts with your mind. This design concept is now in the prototype stage, and from the looks of the video above, it's well on its way to a high-end bike shop near you. Cyclists will ...

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